This week, we present you a list of Formula 1 car that will be remembered for their general ugliness. Nowadays, all F1 cars are almost identical because the technical regulations are so strict. But there was a time when the brains of the designers could go free!
It must be kept in mind that wind tunnel testing is quite recent form of experimentation and most of these cars never got tested in such a tunnel... The design was basically done by the well known method of trial and error.
So here is our Top 10 from the oldest to the most recent car. Enjoy!
It must be kept in mind that wind tunnel testing is quite recent form of experimentation and most of these cars never got tested in such a tunnel... The design was basically done by the well known method of trial and error.
So here is our Top 10 from the oldest to the most recent car. Enjoy!
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| 1971 March 711 - The Cosworth-powered 711 featured bizarre aerodynamics by Frank Costin and the infamous 'tea-tray' front wing. (Photos: WRI2) |